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Fact-check: Claim That 5 Men Wearing ‘Tinubu Must Go’ Shirts Were Arrested In Borno Is Misleading And Unproven

Fisoye Adenitan1 month ago04 mins

Claim   A viral social media post alleges that the Borno State Police Command has charged five men accused of printing and wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go” in Maiduguri.   The post, which can be seen on different accounts on Facebook, Instagram, X platforms and also published on the news platform Sahara…

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Sahara Reporter’s Claim On Redeployment Of Naval Commander And Release Of APC House Of Assembly Candidate Caught With Gun Is MISLEADING

Fisoye Adenitan3 months ago05 mins

Claim A viral claim posted by Sahara Reporter’s that the Naval Commander who ordered the arrest of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly candidate for Atakumosa East/West Local Government Area of Osun State, Hon. Babatunde Komolafe Festus, over alleged possession of a gun has been redeployed, while the politician has been released following…

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AI-generated Video Used To Falsely Depict Tinubu Converted To Christianity

Saheed Ibrahim6 months ago06 mins

A keyframe from the viral video. Claim: A viral WhatsApp video claims Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has converted to Christianity  Full Text In May 2026, a viral post accompanied by a video began circulating across multiple social media platforms, especially WhatsApp, claiming that Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had changed his religion from Islam…

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FACT-CHECK: False – President Tinubu Did Not Order Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu To Resign Due To Health Concerns

Chinemere Chukwu6 months ago05 mins

Claim A post published by Dockays World and circulated on social media claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reportedly ordered the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to resign from office due to health concerns. The claim was also amplified by Sahara Reporters and had generated 61 comments on their website, over 6000 likes, over…

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FACTCHECK: Viral Kwankwaso/Peter Obi Poster Is Fake

Marshall Bassey7 months ago04 mins

On April 21, 2026, a poster announcing Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Mr. Peter Obi as the President and Vice Presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 presidential election emerged on social media. Background  The post was shared by Gawuna TV Network, a Facebook page with 5.3k followers. As of the…

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